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S. HEATH.

REFLECTOR FOR GAS FIXTURES.

APPLICATION FILED 020.2. 1918.

1,317,494; PatentedSept. 30, 1919.

INVENTOR. 5 m uel Jz e Q14 BY I v RNEY.

' citizen. of the United States residing at. Roxborough, 'inthe countyoh Philadelphia; and State of Pennsylvania, have. invented new anduseful Improvements in Reflectorsi for Gas-Fixtures, of: which thefollowing is i armae sim an szraasr oFruoE.

SAMUEL HEATH, or. aoxnonoiusri,fianunsrmmma.

REFLECTOR roe ens -rrxruansz Specificationnf Letters Patent. IPrtgntgdfiefihfiQ,1919;.

. Application fi'ledi December: 2, 191's. seriai:-1\m..2s4;9o4:i

To all'who'm it may concern:-

Be it knomr that: I, SAMUEL. HEATH',: &'

aspecificationi I My invention relates to new and usefii'li improvementsin reflectors for gas fixtures, and has for its objectto: provide a:simply constructed deviceofthis character which. may be readily andquiclrly attached to gas fixture and easily" adjustedi relative to theflame issuing from thegas burner, so that the light-may bereflected'both' hori zontally and vertically downward.

A further object of the invention is to provide a frame for supportingtwo reflectors upon a gas fixture said frame being HEW-k309i anumber ofparts capable ofbeing adjusted relative to one another and includingmeans.

f011pl'acing the parts when in positiom With these ends in View, thisinvention consists in the details 013. construction and-I combinationofelements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by theclaims.

In orderthatthose skilled: in theart to which this invention appertainsmay understand how to make and use the same I will describe itsconstruction in detail referrin'g by numerals to the accompanyingdrawings forminga part of this specification,- inwhich:

Figure l, is a side elevation of my impro-vem'ent with parts shown insection and parts broken away to illustrate the construction, the samebeing shown upon. a gas fixture. 1

Fig. 2, isa section at the line 22 of Fig. 1;.

Fig. 3', is a perspective view of the L shaped bracket, and

Fig. 4, is a face- View ofthe foot rest.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied; '2? represents arr Lshapedhracket.

consisting ot abody 3 and a leg right angles thereto, the latter havingahole 5* adjacent its outer end for registration with the gas burner 6'of any suitable orapproved construction which is mounted upon theordinary gas fixture or bracket 7. The body 3 has aninturned flange 8 ateach side thereof formed by bending the edges inward as will beread'ilyund erstood and in the Iongi- I tudinal; center; of said bodyis. formed a. vertical f or" longitudinal. slot 9.,

-Slidably mounted! upon. this shaped:

bracket is a. -boweid upright 10 arouate ill cross; section andprovided? throughout: portion ofr. its; length W1bhi.6Xit611S11IS orstraight flanges; 1 h adapted; to slide in; the.

inturned flanges Sr: of the; 'L. sharpecli bracket.

As will be seen from Fig. 2, this upright 10' bows outward and it.isypreferably constructed of" resilient metal. so. that"v the. straightflanges 11 will be;v forced into: the.

intu-rned flanges 8' of: the Lshapedi bracket thereby producingsufiicient' friction. between the two parts to hold the upright in anyadjustedpositioir.

At its upper end: this upright is provided withva projectiont12;whereby:a reflector 13: may be. attached toathe upright, said? reflectorbeingsecured to the projection by some.

suitable'meanssuch: as. rivets 1%.. This reflector may .be of anysuitable: shape or de-- sign best adapted forits use. andthe same maybe: imperforate or solid although Is prefor to vform a central opening"15 therein i111 order that the products of combustion from the flame. ofthe gas burner may: readily pass therethroughso. that the reflector"will not become darkened by dust.

Another reflector 16 is attached to -the L shaped bracket by means: of ascrew or bolt.

'17 which passes through said'reflector and registering with the s1ot 9gsaid screw or bolt having. a nut 18 threaded thereon for holding theparts together in their adjusted positions and this nut normallyislocated within the bowed portion of the upright 10' so as not tointerfere with the vertical adjustment of said upright.v This reflectoris, preferably made of a solid piece ofmaterial'ex- I cept for the holefor the passage of thescrew As the weight of the reflectors andotherparts of the device is disposed at theunsupported end of the leg 4;of the ;L shaped bracket, I prefer to provide a suitable sup porttherefor in the form of a foot rest 19 which is constructed from arelatively flat' strip of material with a section' atone end partly cuttherefrom and benjtup at right angles to produce an open end slot 20 forregistration with the gas fixture 7 and form the lip orextension21 whichrests upon said gas fixture and in order that this foot'rest may beattached to the L shaped bracket and adjusted according to the fixturewith which it is used, I form-a vertical or-longitudinal slot22 thereinwhich also registers with the screw or bolt 1-7 [and this foot rest liesagainst the back or outer face of the body portion of the L shapedbracket and is narrow enough to fit within the upright 10 so as notto'interfere with the adjustment of the latter. I I, I

To further support the device in order,

that it may be rigidly held upon the gas fixture, I provide a brace 23formed from aistrip of metal bent to-form a split ring "24 forregistration with the gas burner 6 which is then again bent to providetwo parallel strands 25 and 26 running from the burner to a pointintermediate saidburner andthe body, 3 at'which' point the strands arebent outward so as to gradually diverge slot 9.

toward the-reflector at which point the ends are bent inward so as tooverlap and each of these overlapping ends has a hole therein which areadapted to aline and through whichpasses'the'screw or'bolt 27 the samealso passing through the'slots 9 and 22 with a nut threaded thereon forholding the parts together or-said screw might be mounted in in thebodybelow the a' threaded hole -In practice, the; device maybe readilyappliedtoany ordinary gas fixture and the parts adjusted so as tofitsaid fixture and" wthereby greatly adding to the amount oflightreaching a particular pointofa room which is quite essential when aperson sitting in'one partof the room desires-to read and when said partof the room is some distance removed from'the source of light.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exactdetailsV-of=construction as herein shown, as these may bevaried withinthe limits ofthe appended claims without defpartin fromthe spirit ofmyinvention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new andpatentable is 1. In a device of the character stated, an L shapedbracket comprising a body and I leg located at right angl'esto eachother, said Copies ot this patent may be obtai-nedfor five cents each,by addressing 'thefGomrriissioner of Patents,

leg having a hole therethrough for registration with the burner of a gasfixture, a body having a vertical longitudinal slot therein and providedwith inturned flanges, annpright arcuate in cross sectlon, straightflanges projecting therefrom and'adapteol to coact with the inturnedflanges of the L shaped bracket whereby said upright may be slidablymounted thereon and frictionally held in any adjusted position, a lugor'pro-f jection carried by the upper end of said upright, a reflector,means for securing sa d reflector to said lug or projection, anotherreflector; and means passing through'said last named reflector andregistering with; the slot in the body of the ,L shaped bracket foradjustably mounting said said L shaped'bracket. 1 5

2-. Ina device ofv the character'stated, an L shaped bracket comprisinga body'and leg reflector V .on

located at right angles to each other,'said-= leghaving a holetherethrough for registration with the burner of a gas fixture, a bodyhaving a vertical longitudinal slot therein 1 and provided with inturnedflanges,- an up,

right arcuate in cross section, straight flange projecting therefrom andadapted tocoact with the inturned flanges of the L shaped bracketwhereby said upright may be.slid-.

ably mounted thereon and frictionally held in any adjusted position, alug or projection carried'by the upper end of said upright, a reflector,means for securing said reflector to said lug orprojection, anotherreflector, a foot rest comprisinga flat strip ofmaterial having asectionpartially cut from. one end thereof and bent upward at right angles toproduce an .open end slot for registration with the gas fixture and forma lip torest on said gas fixture, said foot rest also having alongitudinal slot therein, said foot rest adapted to contact with theouter face fthe' body of the L shaped bracket within the upright andhaving its slot in alinement with the slot inthe body of the L shapedbracket,

reflector adapted vto lie against the innerface of the body of the Lshaped bracket, a

bolt passing throughthe reflector, the slot in the body of the L shapedbracket and the slot in thefoot rest whereby the parts may be adjustablysecured together, a nut on said v bolt for drawing the'parts together-,and holdingthem in their adjusted positions, a brace having a circularor split ring portion for registration with the burner and furtherhaving parallel sections with diverging por-J tions projectingtherefrom, the ends of said portions projecting inward'and overlappingand means for attaching the overlapping ends of the L shaped bracket.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto afliXed my signature.

Washington, 1:. c.

SAMUEL I IlSATH

